On Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:25:57 +0100 Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2024-01-11 at 09:34 +0000, pete wrote: > > for the record the Drives are all ok memory tested out ok . see > > what happens if it starts acting up again > > Hi, > > while I'm using only internal SSDs, no HDDs anymore, since many years, I > still don't have experiences with SSD failures. My desktop PC is quasi > 24/7/365 up, with just short interruptions. > > Is your Arch install on a SSD? If so, there's probably an issue related > to the "flash retention time". > > If an SSD is not supplied with power, it loses data relatively quickly > even in the best condition. You can sometimes read that six months could > already be too long. I believe that when SSDs become old, the period of > time in which they can safely retain data without a power supply is > shortened. Reading about this just happens to be on my to-do list, just > like booting up my old desktop PC that hasn't been connected to the > mains for months, maybe even longer than half a year. > > As it's on my todo list, I don't have any knowledge yet. It's just a > guess that an old or somehow damaged SSD might look good, pass write and > read tests, but the margin in which it can hold data without power might > be very, very short at some point. > > Regards, > Ralf Hi Ralf no it is all 3.5 hdd's there are 3 2Tb and 2 1 Tb Bit slow by modern standards but UK pensions make it difficult to justify SSD's right now i would like replace my grapichs card as well but something remotely like this an ATI R390 is way out of my pocket Cheers Pete
